Things heated up in the FA Cup this weekend as clubs from Leagues One and Two, as well as non-league, secured their places in the draw for the third round of the competition.
Across English football, the third round weekend is marked in the calendar as the competition’s minnows have the chance to create a cup upset as Premier League and Championship teams enter. This, of course, means Manchester United and Manchester City will be in the hat for the draw that shall take place on Monday, December 2.
What are the ball numbers?
The ball numbers for the third round are as follows:
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Blackburn Rovers
5. Brentford
6. Brighton & Hove Albion
7. Bristol City
8. Burnley
9. Cardiff City
10. Chelsea
11. Coventry City
12. Crystal Palace
13. Derby County
14. Everton
15. Fulham
16. Hull City
17. Ipswich Town
18. Leeds United
19. Leicester City
20. Liverpool
21. Luton Town
22. Manchester City
23. Manchester United
24. Middlesbrough
25. Millwall
26. Newcastle United
27. Norwich City
28. Nottingham Forest
29. Oxford United
30. Plymouth Argyle
31. Portsmouth
32. Preston North End
33. Queens Park Rangers
34. Sheffield United
35. Sheffield Wednesday
36. Southampton
37. Stoke City
38. Sunderland
39. Swansea City
40. Tottenham Hotspur
41. Watford
42. West Bromwich Albion
43. West Ham United
44. Wolverhampton Wanderers
45. Salford City
46. Charlton Athletic
47. Exeter City
48. Leyton Orient
49. Bristol Rovers
50. Dagenham & Redbridge
51. Accrington Stanley
52. Lincoln City
53. Tamworth
54. Birmingham City
55. Mansfield Town
56. Peterborough United
57. Stockport County
58. Wycombe Wanderers
59. Morecambe
60. Bromley
61. Doncaster Rovers
62. Reading
63. Harrogate Town
When is the third round?
Matches in the third round of the FA Cup will take place between Friday, December 10 and Monday, December 13. This means Stockport County and Wigan Athletic’s trips to Bristol Rovers and Crawley Town will be rescheduled as will Salford’s home clash with Chesterfield.
Will there be replays?
For the first time, replays have been scrapped in the FA Cup from the first round stage onwards. Instead, matches that finish level after 90 minutes will go to extra-time and ultimately penalties to decide a winner.
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